Comments on: Kate’s DIY Project: Valspar Brushed Pearl Paint

By: Michael Firstman@ Best Mig Welder

Michael Firstman@ Best Mig Welder — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:11:15 +0000

That is a very stunning effect indeed. I don’t blame your 17 yr old for being wowed. I’m still trying to muster up the courage to take on repainting job in my home. One day when I think I’m ready, the overalls are gonna come out from the storage

By: jennifer

jennifer — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:23:10 +0000

I tried the brushed pearl project and it was awful. The Eclipse color came out orange, it was so ugly. It did not work on textured walls at all. What a waste of a lot of money on base coat, top coat and the trowel and the paint I used to repaint over the horrible result.

By: Teri

Teri — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:38:21 +0000

Hi Kate,

What kind, if any, texture do you walls have? I have a medium to heavy knock down on mine. Plus, I live in the desert. Maybe I should do tiny sections at a time? Between the a/c and the dry climate I think my paint is going to dry too fast if I attempt a 4 x 8 section.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks,
Teri
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By: gloria

gloria — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:54:54 +0000

Just loved the look. You definitely need two coats to get the best effect. It is very elegant.
Thanks.

By: beverley

beverley — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:53:25 +0000

I want to paint some secondhand furniture all the same colour i have dark furniture which i want to paint off whiteish colour or white whichever would look better. Then i want to finish with a pearl finish is this possible? any suggestions please

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:55:37 +0000

Yes… on the back of the color card, you have 2 colors. The first color is what you tint the Signature Colors Interior Satin with, The second color is what you tint the brushed pearl. I had a hell of a time trying to get the plastic trowel to work as I have a texture on my walls, which made the trowel pointless. I managed to do it using a dry fluff nap roller as a trowel.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:29:09 +0000

I tried to do the brushed pearl, and mine came out horrible. I asked the paint guy what I needed and he sold me a can of the pearl stuff but he did not mix any color in it, they were supposed to mix it with the same color as the base, right?

By: Kate Smith

Kate Smith — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:07:31 +0000

Thanks for your note Colleen. So glad you found this information helpful. ~Kate

By: Colleen McFarland

Colleen McFarland — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:13:23 +0000

thank you for sharing, I just bought some of this paint from Lowe’s and was searching on how to use the brushing and trowel technique, this helps alot!